The latest signings are superstars Tom Holman and Zac Norris.
Norris has committed to next season after missing this season, so will be as a good as a recruit.
‘‘Zac’s been in demand from other clubs and he has decided to stick with us, which is great news,’’ Kyabram co coach Cory Carver said.
Norris was appointed Kyabram’s captain for this season but didn’t play a game after shoulder surgery after last season.
He is a GVL representative player regarded among the best ruckman in the GVL.
Carver said Holman’s return to the club was also ‘‘great news’’.
Holman will share an assistant coach role with 2019 Morrison medallist Mick Mattingly, who only made a couple of brief appearances this season due to a lower back injury.
It took a lot of soul searching but the return of four-time premiership player Holman to its ranks for season 2025 is a massive boost for the club.
Holman had to wrestle with the fact that the new coach of Moama, another Kyabram premiership player, Liam Barrett, is a close friend.
And adding to his dilemma was that in his first season with Moama this year Holman won the club’s best and fairest award.
Holman said he thought he had a good season in Moama’s forward line but said it wasn’t about him but the team.
‘‘We could have easily made the grand final and even won it (flag) because it was so tight, but that’s how footy goes,“ he said.
‘‘Yes, it was a hard to decision to make but I’m looking forward to it now.“
Two of Holman’s Moama teammates this year, Kyabram premiership player Jack Sheldon and Sean Dillon, are also Kyabram-bound next season.
Holman’s decision to return to the Bombers comes on top of former Tongala star and Murray League O’Dwyer medallist Coby McCarthy also returning to the club after being a member of the Mark Dillon-coached Kyabram reserves flag-winning side of 2018 before switching to Tongala.
Mitch Gugliotti, son of Kyabram Morrison medallist Benny, is also returning from Tongala after two seasons.
Lancaster pair Zac Cerrone and Sam Vick have also committed to playing with Kyabram next season.
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New Lancaster Football Club coach Nick Ryan will have this season’s Stanhope coach Adam Lovison assisting him in 2025 and is confident the Wombats will be more than competitive.
KDL and Lancaster fans should witness a super-fit Lancaster side, with both new coaches qualified personal trainers.
Nick conceded there had been some departures but said his club was negotiating with prospective recruits to adequately fill the gaps.
Other big news in the Kyabram League is the shift of J.D. Hayes — of thoroughbred racing fame — from Euroa to Violet Town in a rebuild for the battling club, which will mainly focus on developing impressive juniors within its ranks.
Previous long-serving player Robbie Wilson is also returning to the club where he played nearly 90 games.
At Avenel Josh Delaney has stepped up to take the coaching reins from Matthew Huy, who has been a non-playing coach for the past two seasons.
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